12 Dec Winter Lull
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m taking a bit of a break from blogging. I didn’t plan it. And for your sake, dear readers, I do not wantto take a break. But I have been learning the hard way that...
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20 Nov Grateful
I've had an off-week when it comes to writing. My usual writing hours have been swallowed up by other good things and I was away from my computer Friday through the weekend . . . hence the lack of posts. But I wanted to share...
12 Nov An excerpt . . . for your reading pleasure.
Last week I finished reading through the interior of my book. The release date is probably going to be February-ish. And here is the cover!Aaaaahhhhhh!!!!! I'm super excited, can you tell? My dear friend and mentor, Sue Hand, painted...
09 Nov Five Minute Friday: Quiet
Once again, the dawn of the weekend is here. In hunters-wife-land, though, we have no weekend in this season. Well, we do get Sundays. I am grateful for that--and for the freezer full of venison we're bound to get eventually.I'm trying to be consistent with...
07 Nov Allume–Part Two
To read the first installment of my Allume story click here.As I wrangled my luggage into the Hilton, I had an inkling that God had something up His sleeve for my weekend. I knew I would be a very...
02 Nov Five Minute Friday: Roots
It's Friday again! This week has flown by. I know you are all waiting with bated breath for the next installment of my Allume story. Don't worry. That will come soon. Honestly, I didn't expect it to take this long, but there is so much...
29 Oct Allume–Part One
Remember how last year I was all bent out of shape because I didn’t make it to Relevant? Well, this year I was there.Only it’s not called Relevant anymore. Now it’s called Allume.I think of it, affectionately, as “The...
26 Oct Five Minute Friday: Voice
Live from Allume, it's Thursday night! Well, actually it's Friday morning now . . . but I haven't gone to bed yet, so it seems like Thursday night. Two hours ago, I was sitting about ten feet from Lisa Jo Baker, the mastermind behind Five...
26 Sep Hitting over the head sometimes required!
I’ve been meaning to write about this for quite some time. But as I tried to work out the technological aspects this post called for, the memory began to fade and slip beneath my radar. That’s how life goes...
14 Sep Dear me,
Hello sixteen-year-old self, it’s me, your 35-year-old self. There are a few things I’d like to share with you. You’re living at a great time. 1993—entering your junior year and thinking that now you have to be serious. Yes,...